Lauren B. Bruckner, M.D., Ph.D.

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Contact

University of Rochester
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 777
Rochester, New York 14642

Office: 585 275-2981

Fax: 585 273-1039

Portrait

Dr. Bruckner's research interests are:

Immunopathogenesis of infection-mediated, post-HSCT lung injury, particularly as mediated by Pneumocystis carinii.

Clinical research in infections in children with cancer and/or after HSCT.

Specialty

Hematology / Oncology

Current Appointments

Education
PhD Microbiology and Immunology SUNY at Upstate Medical Center 1996
MD Medicine SUNY at Upstate Medical Center 1996
MA Genetics & Development Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 1988
BA Biology Goucher College 1985
Post-Doctoral Training & Residency
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 1999 - 2002
Residency in Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 1996 - 1999
Fellowship Awards
Research Fellowship: Biomedical cancer research for physicians, Wilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 2001 - 2004
Training in Pediatric Infectious Disease, NIH training grant (T32 AI 07464), University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 1999 - 2002
Bradford Fellowship, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY: Research support for pediatric residents 1999 - 2000
American Heart Association Medical Student Research Fellowship Award 1991 - 1992
Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2003 - Present
American Board of Pediatrics 2000 - Present
Recent Journal Articles
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Bruckner L; Gigliotti F; Wright T; Harmsen A; Notter RH; Chess P; Wang Z; Finkelstein J. "Pneumocystis carinii infection sensitizes lung to radiation-induced injury after syngeneic marrow transplantation: role of CD4+ T cells." American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology. 2006; 290(6):L1087-96. Epub 2006 Jan 06.
Bruckner L; Gigliotti F. "Viridans group streptococcal infections among children with cancer and the importance of emerging antibiotic resistance." Seminars in pediatric infectious diseases. 2006; 17(3):153-60.
Bruckner LB; Korones DN; Karnauchow T; Hardy DJ; Gigliotti F. "High incidence of penicillin resistance among alpha-hemolytic streptococci isolated from the blood of children with cancer." The Journal of pediatrics. 2002; 140(1):20-6.
Bruckner L; Gigliotti F. "Alpha-hemolytic streptococcal infections among immunocompromised hosts: increasing incidence, severity and antibiotic resistance." The Pediatric infectious disease journal. 2002; 21(4):343-5.
Trudel M; Magram J; Bruckner L; Costantini F. "Upstream G gamma-globin and downstream beta-globin sequences required for stage-specific expression in transgenic mice." Molecular and cellular biology. 1987; 7(11):4024-9.